We don't even receive pocket money on time: Divya Kakran slams Delhi government

Asian Games 2018 bronze-medallist Divya Kakran complained about the lack of support from the Delhi government soon after returning from Jakarta after bagging a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2018.

At a felicitation ceremony in New Delhi on Tuesday, Divya lashed out at Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and told him that she could have won gold at the Games with proper support from the government.

In an exclusive conversation with India Today, Divya complained that athletes in Delhi are not respected and do not get enough support and later, people only claim that players from Delhi do not win a lot of medals.

"People complain that Delhi athletes don't win a lot medals but Delhi athletes don't even get enough support from the government.

"We don't even receive our pocket money on time. I am yet to receive the money for Commonwealth Games bronze medal also. Had I got even that, I would have been happy.

"I don't care about the politics but at least they can congratulate us on our wins. Athletes are not respected in Delhi," Divya said.